WTKE - Episode 66: Diagnostic Excellence

Working Together with COO Kelly Elkins, Episode 66
Diagnostic Excellence with guest: Mark Parker

Diagnostic accuracy is an important component of clinical excellence. Nonetheless, diagnostic errors continue to adversely affect patients worldwide. Despite their significance, these errors have not been as extensively studied as other patient safety issues such as medication errors, procedural complications, and hospital-acquired infections. Although diagnoses are made by clinicians, health system vulnerabilities frequently influence clinical reasoning and contribute to diagnostic errors. In this episode, Vice President of Quality and Safety Mark Parker and Chief Operating Officer Kelly Elkins discuss how MaineHealth is prioritizing diagnostic excellence as a key patient safety concern.